[CBCmembers] Air rifle for training

[Rudy Schuster]

If your goal is to shoot in  your garage, basement, bathroom, or similar setting my advice is to NOT buy a really expensive air rifle. Go to to your local Dick's Sporting Goods, Gander Mountain, or yard sale and buy a pellet gun off the shelf. Look for one that has a similar weight to a biathlon rifle; probably wood stock (opposed to plastic). Accuracy--compared to a $1200 Anschutz--of the gun will be questionable in the lower price range. However, the important thing for practicing in your basement is to get your "systems" established: stability, breathing, squeezing the trigger, and consistent groups. You can always add a little wood block to the bottom of the stock to simulate a biathlon rifle stock. Get a trap to catch the pellets (~$35). I have a "break barrel" that forces me to load each round individually. I paid $99 for it on sale at Gender Mountain. I use Dirty Bird splatter targets because it is easy to see where the pellets
 strike. They come with five small targets on a single sheet. Cut out a single target and tape it to a paper plate or pirce of cardboard to center it and hang it on the trap clip. When I first did this, I shot diagonally across my basement and had about 30 feet from my washing machine to the trap. 

rudy
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From: Paul Searcy <another_climber at yahoo.com>
To: cbcmembers at juliacollins.us
Sent: Sat, February 20, 2010 9:02:47 AM
Subject: [CBCmembers] Air rifle for training


Apologies for sending to the whole list.   [To avoid a plethora of emails, if folks would prefer to send directly to me, I'll consolidate the advice and send out a summary in a week.]

I'm trying to get an air rifle that would help me practice shooting in the basement.  After the last match, it's obvious that I need lots of practice.  

Anyone have advice about the best ones to look at?  Considering there are literally thousands of options, I'm swimming in choices.  

Thanks!
  Paul


      
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